Corporate Governance

The Swissquote Group is fully committed to meeting the highest standards of corporate governance and acts in compliance with the standards established by the "SIX Swiss Exchange Directive on Information Relating to Corporate Governance".

Themes Trading

Your portal to the markets

The Swissquote Bank financial platform sees more traffic than anything comparable in Switzerland and is secure and user-friendly. The research and analysis tools and real-time information it provides give you everything you need to invest in the financial markets.

eTrading Demo Platform

A platform for every type of client

Whether it be for private clients, asset managers, or companies, Swissquote Bank provides a secure, high-performance and user-friendly financial platform. Everyone can be active in the markets in complete confidence and manage their online portfolio efficiently.

Stay on top of the markets with our daily analysis.

Robo-Advisory

We develop robots to make our work easier, deliver precise results, increase our performance and, of course, to save time. We have created the Robo-Advisor to help you realise all these goals in your personal asset management activities.

Lombard Loan

With a Lombard loan, you can seize market opportunities at the right moment, reorient or optimize your security portfolio without needing to inject new liquidity. Thanks to attractive conditions and interest rates, Lombard loans are a particularly advantageous financing solution.

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Research

Bitcoin is back!

Bitcoin’s price rose to a 15-month high during the European morning as it climbed towards the next key resistance that lies at $11,784 (high from February 21st 2018). Bitcoin showed impressive gains since the beginning of year, jumping from around $3,300 to more than $11,000. A performance of more than 230% in less than 6 months. Not bad for an asset that was doomed to die. Nevertheless, this amazing performance remains difficult to explain using a traditional approach based fundamentals. One can mention the geopolitical uncertainty, which has been mostly generated by Donald Trump, or the fact that central banks are slowly moving towards quantitative easing again. Indeed, the spread of dovishness among central bankers could be interpreted as a warning sign that a recession may be around the corner. The last explanation could be the announcement that Facebook is joining the crypto game with its cryptocurrency Libra. We doubt it is the main driver behind Bitcoin’s surge as it would mostly become a competitor. However, the Libra announcement definitely sends a clear signal that cryptocurrencies – or at least DLT – are here to stay.

As Bitcoin passed the $10,000 threshold, investors started calling for a bubble again and made apocalyptic predictions about crypto prices. Nevertheless, we believe that there is still room for further appreciation as the overall sentiment towards crypto is improving and more and more business are accepting Bitcoin as a mean of payment. Nevertheless, the rise was quite aggressive and a pause would be more than healthy in the short-term.

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Trading foreign exchange, spot precious metals and any other product on the Forex platform involves significant risk of loss and may not be suitable for all investors. Prior to opening an account with Swissquote, consider your level of experience, investment objectives, assets, income and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not speculate, invest or hedge with capital you cannot afford to lose, that is borrowed or urgently needed or necessary for personal or family subsistence. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.